UK: "Continued shameful neglect of migrants' health" when deported and in the detention centers
"It has come to light that people removed to countries where yellow fever vaccination is mandatory for entry are not given the vaccine. How does the Home Office get round this requirement? (...) Last month, the charity Medical Justice summarised its findings on mistreatment of children in detention centres in its report 'State Sponsored Cruelty': Children in immigration detention. Among 50 children facing removal, there was inadequate immunisation or administration of incorrect prophylactic drugs. Any country that purports to uphold human rights and look after its vulnerable people has a duty to ensure that required prevention and treatment is given to all. Cutting corners in the treatment of asylum seekers and their children is simply disgraceful."
Sources:
- The Lancet, Vol. 376, Issue 9751, Page 1438, 30 October 2010
- Medical Justice, Download the report
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